The year of 2001 is the first year
of implementing the 10th five-year plan. New progress and achievements are
obtained in constructing China experimental fast reactor and China advanced
research reactor and in making proposals for Beijing tandem accelerator
upgrading project and radio chemistry reprocessing laboratory project. The
scientific research projects set in the 9th five-year plan period are all checked
and accepted. The 10th five-year scientific research plan is well put into
effect. Significant progress is achieved in industrization and enterprisation
of the nuclear application technology. All kinds of tasks are fulfilled in
2001, and this is a good start for the 10th five-year plan.

A total of more than 100 projects undertaken in 2001 are progressing
successfully. One 1st grad, two 2nd grad and nine 3rd grad prizes of the
National Defense Science & Technology Progress are awarded. Prof. Ding
Dazhao, the member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, wins the He-Liang and He-Li
Science & Technology Progress Prize. A number of the 9th five-year key
projects, such as nuclear data, excimer laser etc, are commended. Total amount
of funds obtained from National Science Foundation of China takes the 14th place
among the institutions in China.

The institute acquires the certification of the ISO9001 quality
system.

497 foreign visitors from more
than 30 countries and regions are received for academic exchange or trade
negotiation in 2001. A total of 277 professionals are sent abroad for scientific
visits, international conferences and advanced training. Four agreements or
memorandums on scientific and technical cooperation are signed with the foreign
institutes and laboratories. Five IAEA international symposiums and training
courses are sponsored.

This Annual Report briefs the
institute’s major progress in scientific research and production in 2001.

Gigantic Nuclear Scientific Projects

The China advanced research
reactor (CARR)project is carried on smoothly as scheduled. The digging
starts formally on September 27, 2000. Preparations for pouring concrete in
2002 are proceeding in a full scale.

The
China experimental fast reactor (CEFR)project
gains newachievements.
The construction of the nuclear island building begins on March 15, 2001, and
the building wall of 16.8 meters above the foundation plate is erected according to the goal of the second network
chart. This is the symbolic height of the CEFR construction in 2001.

Pre-researches
are conducted for the Beijing tandem accelerator upgrading project and the
radiochemistry reprocessing laboratory project, and remarkable progress is made
in presenting the proposals for them.

Nuclear
Energy Research and Development

The in-pile instantaneous
behavior test is accomplished successfully for the first time in China. Achievements
are gained in the proposal making and demonstrations for the research projects
of the active-service nuclear power plant application technology, the MOX fuel
assembly technology, the radiation protection and safety techniques of nuclear
power plants, and the high-performance fuel assembly. The spent fuel
reprocessing of nuclear power reactors is investigated smoothly.

Hi-Tech and
Fundamental Research

Researches of the high power
excimer laser and the laser beam-target interaction achieve new progress in the
study of the ultra high-power and ultra short-wave laser amplification, and the
obtained experimental results arrive at the international advanced level.

The
manufacture of the 600 kV, ns-pulsed neutron generator is fully completed, and
the major indexes reach the
international advanced level of its kind.

The irradiation facility of
heavy ion micro-beam with a pinhole collimator is established for the first
time in the mainland of China.

The institute actively
participates in the major international collaboration of ALICE for which the
large area photo-diode is developed. The main indexes of diodes are determined
by CERN and attain the international advanced level.

The world-first set up of
on-line time differential perturbed angular correlation is developed at the
2×1.7 MV tandem, and the electric quadrupole interaction of 19F in
Cd is measured by it.

The research of physical and
technological foundation for accelerator driven clean nuclear energy system
that is the project of the state key development program of fundamental
research, the studies of radioactive nuclear beam physics and nuclear
astrophysics etc are proceeding efficiently. More than 30 papers are published
and half of them are adopted by SCI.

Nuclear chemistry observes
smooth progress. The dispense ratio determination of podand-amido on Np, Tc and
Zr is studied, the methods for the measurement of podand-amido by gas
chromatograph and for the separation of ultra-trace Np are established.

New progress and achievements are made in the fundamental researches of
nuclear safety and radiation protection technology, information technology,
computer application technique and radio-metrology technique and in the
studies of science and technology information, quality control, metrology and
standardization.

Research and
Development of Nuclear Technique Application

Beijing Atom Hi-Tech Nuclear
Technique Application Co., Ltd., which is based on the accelerator and
radiation technique related industries, is registered and inaugurated.
Reorganization and system reform of isotope related industries are in progress.
System reform of zirconium oxide laboratory is under way towards the
semi-enterprise mode.

A new 60Co γ-ray container inspection system is jointly developed and
exported. The supply contract of the 2 MeV self-shielded electron beam
facilities for mail sterilization and disinfection is signed. The GMP isotope
modification project is going on smoothly. The sealed seed sources of 125I
etc and the 103Pd frame are developed successfully. Research and
development of radiation technique, nuclear medicine and non-pollution chemical
industry witness considerable progress.

Operation of Scientific Research Facilities

The heavy water research
reactor operates safely for 3 340 hours. The swimming pool reactor, zero-power
facility, miniature neutron source reactor, radioactive wastes disposal
facilities, isotope production lines, cobalt source and accelerators operate
safely. The HI-13 tandem accelerator provides a total of 3 300 h beam time and
15 kinds of beams for more than 30 users of physics experiments and irradiations.
The routine monitoring of environmental radioactivity is going on normally.